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Igp Hopeful of Evidences Against Militant Kingpin
Interrogators tight-lipped, seek some more time
A day after the cowed surrender of Abdur Rahman, a taskforce of combined intelligence officials continued interrogating him yesterday at the Uttara headquarters of Rapid Action Battalion expecting leads
 
A Forgotten Election Pledge
No move yet to disclose wealth of ministers, MPs
The BNP-led coalition government has taken no move in the last four years of its rule to come out with wealth statements of all the public representatives including the prime minister and ministers in
 
Hunt down JMB patrons in Rajshahi, Naogaon
Victims of brutality demand
Locals in Bagmara of Rajshahi and Atrai, Raninagar of Naogaon demand the government trace and hunt down those who aided and abetted militant kingpins Abdur Rahman and Bangla Bhai in killing at least 22
 
Going for more urea plants would have been wiser
Only six years' import subsidy enough to set up two new units to meet current domestic demands
Bangladesh could fully meet its requirement of urea fertiliser from domestic production if two more factories were set up with the money the government spent on subsidising imported urea in the last six
 
Perennial Energy Crisis
Poor planning, theft and demurrage blamed
Lack of government vision to expand capacity and upgrade loading and unloading operations of crude oil, and improper planning by Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) have pushed the nation towards a
 
Govt created militants and using them as pawns: Hasina
The 14-party opposition yesterday said the government has stage-managed the arrest of Shaekh Abdur Rahman to distract public attention from the opposition's reforms agenda, crises of power and fuel, and
 
US State Dept praises JMB chief's capture
A US State Department official has said Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) chief Shaekh Abdur Rahman's arrest is a sign of the fruits of cooperation between the United States and Bangladesh in thefight
 
Police seize more items from Shaplabagh house in Sylhet
In another search, police yesterday collected some more items including vouchers, schoolbooks, and a blood stained shirt from the Shaplabag house Surya Dighal Bari, from where outlawed JMB chief Shaekh
 
Dr Kamal for independent body to probe Shaekh's case
Eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday suggested formation of an independent national commission comprising retired chief justices and experts to make a comprehensive, credible and transparent inquiry
 
26 arrested in Gaibandha linked to Allahr Dal
Most of the 26 arrested militants of outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen of Bangladesh (JMB) have links with Allahr Dal, police interrogating the arrestees said yesterday.
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Two more KTS fire victims die
Two more workers of KTS Textile and Garments factory succumbed to their burn injuries at intensive care unit (ICU) of Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) yesterday and on Thursday night, raising
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Silting up of the river Gorai...


 
Easy sailing for Lanka
Sri Lanka maintained their hundred per cent winning record against Bangladesh when the visitors stormed to an eight-wicket victory before lunch on the fourth day of the first Test here at the Chittagong
 
Witnesses dispute police account of 2 youths' death
Residents of Shutirkhalpar of Dhalpur area in Demra contradicted the police version of what happened on Thursday that left Monir, 22 and Mujibur, 24 dead.
 
43 hurt as BNP men swoop on AL press confce
At least 30 Awami League (AL) workers and 13 newsmen were injured in an attack allegedly by BNP activists during a press conference at Sarishabari Press Club yesterday.
 
28 public polytechnics out of 38 have no principal
20 run without vice principals, over half of 256 posts of instructor vacant
A large number of faculty posts remain vacant in the state-run polytechnic institutes across the country for long due mainly to irregular recruitment and promotion, causing widespread resentment among
 
Muslims protest as Bush tours southern India
US President George W. Bush yesterday met farmers and weavers in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, as Muslim protesters clashed with police and brought the business centre to a standstill.
 
Bush to talk 'war on terror' with Musharraf
US President George W. Bush said Friday he would discuss the "war on terror" and ways to lessen the appeal of radical Islam when he meets Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf at the weekend.
 
Domestic help found dead
Mystery shrouds the death of a domestic help in the city's Gulshan area yesterday. Locals found the body of 20-year-old Marjina beside the wall of a house on Road no 96 of Gulshan-2 at about 12:30pm.
 
DMCH steps to stop infant theft
Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) authorities have taken tough security measures to prevent incidents of infant theft at the maternity ward.
 
Result Dispute
Duta unhappy as Pro-VC made probe convener
Teachers of Dhaka University expressed their dissatisfactions over the appointment of Pro-vice-chancellor Prof AFM Yusuf Haider as the convener of the investigation committee formed by the authorities
 
Power crisis in north worsens
Crisis of electricity in North Bengal worsened yesterday as the authorities had to shed 430 MW of load against the daily demand of 630 MW after the 45 MW West Mount power unit at Baghabari tripped and
 
Criminal killed in 'shootout' with Rab
A top criminal of Munshiganj was killed during a 'shootout' between his cohorts and members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Sreedharpur in Sreenagar upazila early yesterday, Rab sources said.
 
One killed as forest guards, timber thieves trade fire
One person was killed and 12 others were injured in a gunfight between forest guards and timber thieves in the remote Kalenga Reserve Forest in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj district yesterday.
 
2 JMB suspects arrested
Police arrested two suspected members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in chaurangi area of Sadar upazila on Thursday night.
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Bikkhubdha Deshbashi...


 
Train blaze that sparked Gujarat riot was accident
A judicial panel probing a 2002 train fire blamed for sparking an anti-Muslim massacre in western India said the blaze was an accident, rejecting claims by right wing Hindus that it was deliberately set.
 
Five hurt in bomb attack at Jhenidah
At least five people were injured in a bomb attack on Sher-e-Bangla road in the district town last night.
 
Baghdad slaps daytime ban on private vehicles
19 killed in Iraq violence
Gunmen stormed an electricity substation and slaughtered Shia factory workers in separate attacks during a night of carnage that killed at least 19 people in Baghdad's southeastern suburbs, police said
 
4 abducted girls rescued in Patuakhali
Police rescued four girls, abducted by human traffickers, from the local launch terminal yesterday.
 
Signs of panic as bird flu takes wing in Europe
A French mayor banning chicken from school canteens, Germans abandoning cats by the hundreds, Greeks and Italians virtually axing poultry from their diets are all signs that a worried Europe is inching
 
KTS Fire in Ctg
Families of five victims get TK 79,000 each
Bangladesh Garment Manufac-turers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday distributed cheques for Tk 79 thousand each to the five families of the burnt dead workers of KTS Textile and Garments where
 
Another tiger fitted with radio-collar in Sundabans
A tigress was fitted with a radio-collar in the Sundarbans yesterday making it the second such tiger in the country.
 

 
   
 
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